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Assembly Bill A9457

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows local legislation relating to parental liability for damage caused by an infant's commission of the crime of making graffiti

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2009-A9457 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6362
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3-112, Gen Ob L

2009-A9457 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows local legislation relating to parental liability for damage caused by an infant's commission of the crime of making graffiti.

2009-A9457 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9457

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general obligations law, in relation to parental
  liability for damage caused by an infant's commission of the crime  of
  making graffiti

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3-112 of the general obligations law is amended  by
adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  THE GOVERNING BOARD OR LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF ANY COUNTY, CITY,
TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY, BY ADOPTION OF A LOCAL LAW  OR  ORDINANCE,  PROVIDE
FOR  A  CAUSE  OF  ACTION  IN A CIVIL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO
ENFORCE THE LIABILITY IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION IN THE  EVENT  OF  DAMAGES
CAUSED BY AN INFANT WHERE SUCH INFANT HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF THE CRIME OF
MAKING GRAFFITI PURSUANT TO SECTION 145.60 OF THE PENAL LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15057-01-9

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